IH74 Care of the oncology patient
Course summary
This course is for nurses caring for oncology patients in the community or who wish to review the core concepts of caring for cancer patients.
Who should attend?
Nurse Practitioners
District nurses
Community nurses
Practice nurses
Allied health professionals
Aims / objectives
- To understand the basic pathophysiology of cancer and why it develops
- Be more confident in managing and speaking to cancer patients.
- Understanding chemotherapy and how it works
- Review of the latest cancer treatments
- Be more familiar with treatment side effects.
Course programme
- Biology of cancer
- Principles of chemotherapy
- Therapy goals
- What is biotherapy and why it is a hot topic
- Basic management of patients receiving cancer treatments
- Toxicity management
- Patient education
- Collaborative management
Led by
TBA